Fashion

By Katie Wright Perfectly suited to spring, sugary shades are all the rage this season – with floral fabrics and candy-coloured dresses dominating the SS21 catwalks, from Chanel and Dior to ...

Massive fashion hauls aren’t new, but they’ve been blowing up recently because of the juggernaut rise of TikTok, a video-sharing, social networking service, owned by Chinese company ByteDance. ...

In this video, we meet Andrew Martin, who once worked in the finance industry in Australia. But as he observed the effects of peak oil and climate change taking effect, ...

Store-bought hygiene or domestic products are problematic when it comes to minimising our personal impact on the environment. Equally though, making our own, zero-waste versions of such products can be ...

This video dives into the sharing economy and clothing rental and hire, weighing up the sustainability of this ever-more-popular fashion practice. The sub-topics discussed include: how a garment rental system ...

Are you planning on growing a garden this summer and, perhaps, harvesting veggies? What about improving your backyard sustainability? While it may seem like an eco-friendly hobby, gardening can actually ...

In this video, we learn the basics on using a caulk gun for handy home repair. Caulking is a simple and effective process to seal gaps around doors, windows, counters, ...

By Prudence Wade Once a symbol of oppression, corsets have quite a controversial history in fashion. Basically a tightly fitted undergarment designed to shape the wearer’s body, early styles ...

In this follow-up video to an earlier Good Living post on how to collect tomato seeds for re-planting (see that post here), the host of the popular YouTube channel ‘Project ...

In this video, vintage fashion enthusiast and seamstress Evelyn Wood, offers her hard-won wisdom to those entering the wondrous world of sewing machines and dressmaking for the first time. Her ...

In this video, we meet Shagun Singh, a former investment banker, who, unfulfilled by the corporate path, quit her job in 2014, and moved to Nainital in Uttarakhand, a state in ...

Cardboard in today’s world just seems to accumulate in our homes, whether we’re purchasing an electrical item from a shop in person, or we’re ordering something from ...

We’ve all been there… setting out to hang up a mirror – or other framed piece of art or professional certificate – only to end up, despite our best efforts, with ...

Beautiful, juicy tomatoes can be grown at home, and there’s no need to buy seeds when you can collect them from fruit you may already have in the pantry, ...

Vegan and cruelty-free alternatives to animal skins and fibres are only getting more popular at the high end, with luxury brand Hermès having just partnered with California-based start-up MycoWorks ...

By Katie Wright Compiling a sartorial shopping list at the start of a new season is always fun, but this year it feels even more thrilling – because we can finally ...

Pottery is a popular hobby for many, and certainly many more have taken up the craft since global lockdowns swept the planet. In this video, we learn how to use ...

In this video, we revisit the subject of biodegradable clothing, specifically natural-fibre apparel. Ordinarily, many of us believe that natural-fibre clothes, such as 100% cotton, are biodegradable. Unfortunately, though, most of ...

This video walks you through the steps of growing your own broccoli, either in autumn or spring. Renown for its health benefits, broccoli (brassica oleracea) is a cruciferous vegetable related ...

Did you know that a dripping tap can waste 15 litres of water a day, or almost 5,500 litres of water a year? Unfortunately, the ways in which we unknowingly let our ...

Trousers that are too long for you are big fashion no-no. But having to go to a tailor or seamstress every time you want a pair altered, is an even ...

This video shows you how to repurpose men’s shirts to make scented sachets at home. Because the only thing more satisfying than making a great crafts project from the ...

Let’s face it… fridges can be incredibly messy, less than neat-and-tidy places. And with so many more of us working from home, and stopping by our fridge at frequent ...

By Prudence Wade Trends come and go in fashion, but one thing that’s always remained a constant? The trench coat. Functional, chic and timeless, you just can’t go ...